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Lotus blooming along the Blakeley River in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Photograph courtesy of Bill Finch. This press release is from the Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate of the National Park Service (December 16, 2016). WASHINGTON – The greater Mobile-Tensaw Riv

How to Save Life on Earth, According to E.O. Wilson Originally broadcast on PBS Newshour, April 28, 2016 Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson has spent his life studying animals and fighting for their conservation. As species go extinct at 1,000 times the normal rate thanks to hu

Push for a New National Park in Alabama Is an Upstream Battle Originally broadcast on PBS Newshour, April 22, 2016 Southern Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the most biologically diverse spots in North America. Some environmental activists, among them E.O. Wilson, are pus

It’s embarrassing to be a gardener this week, when the lotus are in full bloom in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. You could hire the world’s finest garden designer, you could spend months preparing your garden, you could buy thousands of plants, and you’d never produce anyt